# SoundHound - Music Discovery

> Find & play songs with lyrics

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id355554941](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id355554941)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id355554941`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SoundHound, Inc.
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (180,743 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-11
- **First published:** 2010-04-27
- **Size:** 41 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/soundhound-music-discovery/id355554941)
- **Website:** [http://www.soundhound.com/](http://www.soundhound.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://soundhound.com/soundhound-privacy](https://soundhound.com/soundhound-privacy)

## Description

SoundHound helps you identify songs playing around you in seconds. Tap the orange button or say 'Hey SoundHound' to activate hands-free voice control, discover the song title, artist, and album, and view real-time lyrics with LiveLyrics. Save discoveries to your history and enjoy quick identification on the go.

Connect and play: Link Apple Music or Spotify to build playlists and stream songs, or use the built-in YouTube player for free playback. Share discoveries, sync across devices, and enjoy the magic of SoundHound—backed by Houndify and trusted by 300M+ downloads for an immersive music discovery experience.

## Rankings

- #2,224 — Overall
- #4 — sound
- #48 — voice control

## Review summary

User reviews indicate SoundHound's performance has degraded: the app often fails to identify songs, is slow and glitchy, and users report intrusive ads (including full audio and explicit ads). Many say it hasn't been updated in a long time and feels neglected, with issues like social sharing and purchase restoration. A few note it used to be stronger than rivals like Shazam, but current feedback is overwhelmingly negative. Top issues: poor recognition accuracy, performance problems, disruptive ads, and lack of maintenance.

### Pros

- Historically strong song identification performance; users note it used to identify songs quickly and accurately and, in some reviews, was considered better than Shazam.
- Long-standing app used for years, suggesting prior reliability and familiarity.
- Previously offered an ad-free option via a paid upgrade.

### Cons

- Frequent failure to recognize songs; accuracy is poor and inconsistent across many reviews.
- Slow performance and frequent glitches; identification takes long and app is 'glitchy as hell'.
- Intrusive ads, including full audio ads and sexually explicit ads.
- Lack of updates/maintenance; app appears neglected with the last update reportedly in early 2026.
- Social sharing features not working; issues with sharing songs on social media.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id355554941)